operator gene
— Noun
– English
~ a gene that activates the production of messenger RNA by adjacent structural genes
operator
— Noun
– English
~ an agent that operates some apparatus or machine; "the operator of the switchboard"
operculate
— Adjective
– English
~ having an operculum
operculated
— Adjective
– English
~ having an operculum
operculum
— Noun
– English
~ a hard flap serving as a cover for (a) the gill slits in fishes or (b) the opening of the shell in certain gastropods when the body is retracted
operon
— Noun
– English
~ a segment of DNA containing adjacent genes including structural genes and an operator gene and a regulatory gene
operose
— Adjective
– English
~ characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace"
operoseness
— Noun
– English
~ the quality of requiring extended effort
Opheodrys aestivus
— Noun
– English
~ of southern and eastern United States
Opheodrys
— Noun
– English
~ North American green snakes